253
253
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 253
favorite 0
quote 0
he has the opportunity to turn whatever package gets done into the obama growth plan or the obama deficit reduction plan and own it and embrace it, and he's not doing that. it is very typical of his leadership. >> the president feels that's why he was re-elected, because this is exactly what he's been running on, this program that he's now proposing here. >> as maria pointed out earlier, he was at $800 billion in revenue. we could with get to a deal quickly. >> why are we so focused on taxes and revenue? let's focus on spending cuts. what's your take on where to cut? seth, moments ago you said, you know, you can't put a knife to some of these entitlement programs. so what are we trying to do here? are we trying to get our arms around the debt and deficits? are we trying to create jobs? what's the goal of this whole charade? >> both. i wouldn't call it a charade. in the near-term, we're trying to keep this recovery going. that's why the payroll tax holiday extension is so needed and the small amount of new investments and unemployment insurance in the president's offer. that has to be bala
he has the opportunity to turn whatever package gets done into the obama growth plan or the obama deficit reduction plan and own it and embrace it, and he's not doing that. it is very typical of his leadership. >> the president feels that's why he was re-elected, because this is exactly what he's been running on, this program that he's now proposing here. >> as maria pointed out earlier, he was at $800 billion in revenue. we could with get to a deal quickly. >> why are we so...
104
104
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 1
. >> obama is going to a toy factory, correct, tomorrow? a toy factory during the holiday shopping season ahead of christmas. >> tomorrow he will be meeting with ceos including goldman sachs and some will meet with the president in person. the president is making the case that he is meeting with every constituency out there. >> thanks for that wrap up. do you think his assessment is right that the markets freaked out? >> i think in general if your catalyst is the u.s. government you should be generally freaking out. free market is not one that hangs on every whim and word of harry reid. at the end of the day there are multiple factors at work here. china hit a new low. we will talk about these things but i think it is multiple factors a at work beyond what somebody in washington says. >> this reminds me of when we had the european crisis or in 2008 when there was the vote on the tarp. i don't think we should overreact to this. if i learned anything from schoolhouse rock making a bill is like sausage making. you will have imaginations going
. >> obama is going to a toy factory, correct, tomorrow? a toy factory during the holiday shopping season ahead of christmas. >> tomorrow he will be meeting with ceos including goldman sachs and some will meet with the president in person. the president is making the case that he is meeting with every constituency out there. >> thanks for that wrap up. do you think his assessment is right that the markets freaked out? >> i think in general if your catalyst is the u.s....
184
184
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
what you have in certainty is the obama health care bill and investment income taxes. what that means for everybody is that you're better off realizing gains on any stocks. i think apple is falling a lot because people have very big gains, and they'd rather capture those gains today at a rate that's lower than they -- >> so you know there are people out there for example selling the high yielders and dividend stocks. >> we know is there's a lot of tax realization. those dividend stocks have appreciated a lot in the last couple of years. so you have tax management. >> dan, what would you do right now? are you going to buy or sell here? >> we're certainly on the more negative side of things. with respect to the topic of the dividend payers, you can see since the election the top quintile of dividend payers have done terribly in relation to the rest of the market. the relationship is from the bottom left to the top right. if you don't pay a dividend, you are doing much better than if you do. >> you also have much appreciation in that time frame. i think we're going to see
what you have in certainty is the obama health care bill and investment income taxes. what that means for everybody is that you're better off realizing gains on any stocks. i think apple is falling a lot because people have very big gains, and they'd rather capture those gains today at a rate that's lower than they -- >> so you know there are people out there for example selling the high yielders and dividend stocks. >> we know is there's a lot of tax realization. those dividend...
100
100
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
obama and mr. boehner? >> it depends on what the headlines are. so the president said the clear majority voted for a balanced approach. but there's a lot of debate about what that means. representative boehner i thought was much more into fighting words over there. listen to what he said. increasing the tax rates is the wrong approach to take. he said there was a stalemate in the talks with the white house. look at the dow industrials. we did move down around 25, 30 points as his comments came out. he said we're almost nowhere in the talks. sitting right near the lows for the day. if you look at the overall sectors that are moving today, pretty much balanced on either side. pretty much even on the balance-decline line. worries about higher taxes on dividend paying stocks seem to be -- >> lows for the day but not violent downstrokes here. >> i think the problem is we'll have trouble moving into positive territory at the close. a lot of concerns about headline risks over the weekend. we could be down 10, 15 on the s&p monday morning on something tha
obama and mr. boehner? >> it depends on what the headlines are. so the president said the clear majority voted for a balanced approach. but there's a lot of debate about what that means. representative boehner i thought was much more into fighting words over there. listen to what he said. increasing the tax rates is the wrong approach to take. he said there was a stalemate in the talks with the white house. look at the dow industrials. we did move down around 25, 30 points as his comments...
175
175
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> and president obama meets with top u.s. lawmakers to begin budget talks as the fiscal cliff looms. both sides are digging in their heels on on tax hikes and spending hikes. against all of the political changes we're seeing today, first i want to show you the market action. stoxx 600 is sitting roughly flat, but we've seen interesting trading session where the nikkei really surging to the up side again today. more on that in a bit. take a look at what's happening across europe because after a couple of uglier days in the market, we're seeing something of a comeback now led by technology, retail stocks are also in the green, food and beverages, autos among the sectors dragging on the in-dek. we can take a closer look at the bourses. ibex is down. ftse 100 sam thing, so we'll keep an eye on all these levels as the show progresses this morning. the bond space is where we've been focusing our attention with spain and greece on. spain today seeing prices rise, yields coming down to 5.78%. italy seeing a bit of a rally, too. sello
. >>> and president obama meets with top u.s. lawmakers to begin budget talks as the fiscal cliff looms. both sides are digging in their heels on on tax hikes and spending hikes. against all of the political changes we're seeing today, first i want to show you the market action. stoxx 600 is sitting roughly flat, but we've seen interesting trading session where the nikkei really surging to the up side again today. more on that in a bit. take a look at what's happening across europe...
66
66
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 66
favorite 0
quote 0
the top rate going to go up to 44%, including obama care. i think these two companies are going to offer great opportunities at these levels with their valuations to investors in a marketplace. >> what's very interesting, keith isn't with us but one thing i know he wanted to talk about was why he wasn't going to recommend buying guess even though they had a special dividend. that's a very interesting situation where a company's fundamentals may not be up to snuff. when does the special dividend get in the way or fool people into buying something they ought not be buying? >> i'll tell you one thing. i think over the next 6 to 12 months investors are not going to be so keen to get involved in companies that have these dividend because they know what they're going to get taxed on. you're going to see a rotation going into muni bonds. in the short term i think it will be a benefit to investors to have these companies. over the longer term they'll have to rethink in terms of the companies that are issue is these special dividend. >> thank you, ap
the top rate going to go up to 44%, including obama care. i think these two companies are going to offer great opportunities at these levels with their valuations to investors in a marketplace. >> what's very interesting, keith isn't with us but one thing i know he wanted to talk about was why he wasn't going to recommend buying guess even though they had a special dividend. that's a very interesting situation where a company's fundamentals may not be up to snuff. when does the special...
211
211
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
what's obama doing with this first offer, do you think? >> i'm not exactly sure because i don't understand the economic rationale behind it. look at the world that we are in. it is a 2% u.s. growth rate. it is not the 3% we are historically used to. look what's going on in europe. look what's going on in asia, the slowdown there. look at the context at which we want to take money out of the private sector. taxes by definition is contractionary. >> for a while i wondered in first term figured look, the president sooner or later will realize he needs jobs to get re-elected so will come onboard with pro-growth stuff and jobs he was able to, you know, to be re-elected at 7.9%. now you want a legacy that shows that you had a good economy and that you got the jobless rate down. so you are going -- i'm -- maybe there's just a disconnect between whether people that work for him really understand what generates economic growth and jobs and what doesn't. and -- i mean, we will transform society in a way that maybe is more positive for him, obama car
what's obama doing with this first offer, do you think? >> i'm not exactly sure because i don't understand the economic rationale behind it. look at the world that we are in. it is a 2% u.s. growth rate. it is not the 3% we are historically used to. look what's going on in europe. look what's going on in asia, the slowdown there. look at the context at which we want to take money out of the private sector. taxes by definition is contractionary. >> for a while i wondered in first...
153
153
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
geithner is president obama's lead negotiator in the budget talks. he'll first meet with harry reid at 10:00 followed by john boehner, eric cantor and paul ryan. geithner will lunch with mitch mcconnell and then he'll meet with house minority leader nancy pelosi. president obama is signaling he's flexible on where tax rate shoes go if the wealthiest americans. return to clinton era tax rates would have house holds playing between 36% to nearly 40%. the president met with a group of ceos wednesday. they offered support for resolving the fiscal cliff crisis with a proposal that includes higher taxes for those who make more than a quarter million dollars a year. >> at this point both sides have acknowledged that there is going to be revenue concessions and there will be entitlement concessions. in fact if you listen to it, again, i'm not a master of the political art here, but i would say if you have these point of views in the business context as close as they are, i would say a deal would be in reach. >> interesting. bill ford jr. agrees with blankfei
geithner is president obama's lead negotiator in the budget talks. he'll first meet with harry reid at 10:00 followed by john boehner, eric cantor and paul ryan. geithner will lunch with mitch mcconnell and then he'll meet with house minority leader nancy pelosi. president obama is signaling he's flexible on where tax rate shoes go if the wealthiest americans. return to clinton era tax rates would have house holds playing between 36% to nearly 40%. the president met with a group of ceos...
263
263
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 263
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama hopeful that it can be reached before christmas. eam eamon has more on this. >> for the past few days i've been on air explaining why markets are wrong to react to the washington boilerplate headlines. that's washington boilerplate but we did get some comments here last night in washington with lloyd blank fein and john harwood on air that i think are significant and will move the needle here on this deal. take a look at how lloyd blankfein said president obama explained it last night. >> the president was, you know, gave us a lot of time. he and the staff went through a very detailed plan of what the plan was for balancing the budget. devil in the details. there was a lot of details, and i would say i think there was a lot -- it was very credible. >> now, the political significance here of the head of goldman sachs calling the president's plan very credible is probably great news for the white house. it gives them the type of political cover they were look for from the ceo meeting. if you're a neutral person who doesn't care what t
president obama hopeful that it can be reached before christmas. eam eamon has more on this. >> for the past few days i've been on air explaining why markets are wrong to react to the washington boilerplate headlines. that's washington boilerplate but we did get some comments here last night in washington with lloyd blank fein and john harwood on air that i think are significant and will move the needle here on this deal. take a look at how lloyd blankfein said president obama explained...
197
197
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
i think that makes obama herbert hoover obama. he can't take a second recession and it would blow him out of the water. i think that's why the republicans have more leverage than they think. >> that's absolutely true. >> you buy that? >> more importantly there are three other reasons you should be able to get to an agreement. speaker boehner nose knows we need an agreement. three, this is the rare period in american politics where you can have governance with less politics. number four, you have a forcing mechanism. that happens very rarely, so those -- all those factors come together. i believe one of these weekends the president and speaker will get in a room and desire this things. >> we were there in the summer of 2011. we were there. i'm not saying it was i had k58, but the speaker and the president were very, very close. last question, judd gregg, why do you think it will work this time when it didn't work in the summer of 2011? >> this is the advantage of both sides to govern. we're note leading up to an election. >> it's b
i think that makes obama herbert hoover obama. he can't take a second recession and it would blow him out of the water. i think that's why the republicans have more leverage than they think. >> that's absolutely true. >> you buy that? >> more importantly there are three other reasons you should be able to get to an agreement. speaker boehner nose knows we need an agreement. three, this is the rare period in american politics where you can have governance with less politics....
188
188
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
in the first term, president obama on the stimulus package and on obama care, there was no compromise. there was no reaching across the aisle. do you believe, sir, that in the second term president obama will change and will find common ground with republicans? >> well, larry, i'm an optimist. i believe that you need to give people a chance, you need to tell them you support them and then you need to hold them accountable. that's why i felt that i needed to send that message off to the president and to my representatives, really telling them that time is now. we can't wait any longer. we've got to do something. i'll support you, but i'll also hold you accountable and watch that it's happening. >> i want to have the same positive view you do, second term, clean slate, et cetera, et cetera. so when he read your letter with your very clear message about compromise and common ground between the two parties, do you think, steve, that he was sending a message -- sometimes presidents speak metaphorically, sometimes they speak symbol symbolically. do you think he was sending that message to t
in the first term, president obama on the stimulus package and on obama care, there was no compromise. there was no reaching across the aisle. do you believe, sir, that in the second term president obama will change and will find common ground with republicans? >> well, larry, i'm an optimist. i believe that you need to give people a chance, you need to tell them you support them and then you need to hold them accountable. that's why i felt that i needed to send that message off to the...
134
134
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
barack obama is not interested in compromise. keith, you just contradicted yourselves. >> mitch mcconnell has been the guy out there saying it, and all republicans are not willing to have any new tax increases. >> that's not true. there's a difference between raising revenues and raising taxes. >> no, i said tax increases, though. tell me, am i wrong about that, steve? >> no, you are wrong. >> when did he say differently? >> look, i interviewed him this week. he said it many times. he said it on the senate floor. we're willing to compromise on raising taxes. that's something that a lot of republicans aren't real happy with, but he said look, i'm willing to put revenues on the table. but what he's saying, keith, let's be very clear. >> you're saying revenue. i'm saying tax increases. >> right. >> the bush tax rates -- no, i'm talking about bush tax rates. they expire on december 31st contin. >> that's what republicans won't agree to. the answer is no, we're not going to let those rates go up because it's going to do significant da
barack obama is not interested in compromise. keith, you just contradicted yourselves. >> mitch mcconnell has been the guy out there saying it, and all republicans are not willing to have any new tax increases. >> that's not true. there's a difference between raising revenues and raising taxes. >> no, i said tax increases, though. tell me, am i wrong about that, steve? >> no, you are wrong. >> when did he say differently? >> look, i interviewed him this week....
72
72
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 72
favorite 0
quote 0
why aren't small business leaders at obama's ceo meeting today? they're not the only ones who aren't there. we'll debate next as this special edition of "street signs" continues next. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breathing while sleeping; and blood clots in the legs. common side effects include skin re
why aren't small business leaders at obama's ceo meeting today? they're not the only ones who aren't there. we'll debate next as this special edition of "street signs" continues next. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where...
47
47
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
one lucky turkey who president obama decided not to eat. >> live from the nasdaq market site i'm melissa lee. as microsoft and others make the big advertising push who will come out on top? penny's in play? the traders separate fact from fiction. guy goes shopping. he is going old school. we get a special report on why going to the mall isn't obsolete. let's get to the top story and that is a market reversal we saw today on the israel hamas cease fire. oil on the rise. why are they rallying and how relevant is peace in the middle east at this point? because trading oil wasn't that decisive. >> it was decisive in the beginning. really when everybody realized it wasn't so much of a cease fire. they shoot bombs. >> celebratory shooting. >> that was good. it is very important because it's not just about a small little and this isn't a small dispute. it is not just a small piece of land. it is bigger than that. it is with israelal and iran. that is what you have to worry about. this is not done over there. it is definitely something you need to pay attention to. oil reversed and closed higher
one lucky turkey who president obama decided not to eat. >> live from the nasdaq market site i'm melissa lee. as microsoft and others make the big advertising push who will come out on top? penny's in play? the traders separate fact from fiction. guy goes shopping. he is going old school. we get a special report on why going to the mall isn't obsolete. let's get to the top story and that is a market reversal we saw today on the israel hamas cease fire. oil on the rise. why are they...
235
235
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 235
favorite 0
quote 0
meantime today president obama will be meeting with small business leaders. at issue of course is the series of tax increases and spending cuts that kick in at the end of the year if congress doesn't act. >> there will come a point in time where we can't borrow anymore money and interest rates will sky rocket. >> cnbc's raise above campaign continues. we're asking who has the courage to rise above partisan politics and find a solution. among our guests, three men who understand washington, wall street and corporate america very well. we have the chairman of president george w. bush's council of economic adviser, ed lazear, roger altman, and real estate tycoon don peebles. but let's cover this morning's top headlines. >>> we do have a lot in the corporate headlines this morning including equity residential and avalon bay communities agreeing to buy archstone from lehman brothers holdings. the price tag, about $6.5 billion in cash and stock. the deal gives lehman cash to help pay its creditors as it liquidates. but it paid $22 billion for this company originall
meantime today president obama will be meeting with small business leaders. at issue of course is the series of tax increases and spending cuts that kick in at the end of the year if congress doesn't act. >> there will come a point in time where we can't borrow anymore money and interest rates will sky rocket. >> cnbc's raise above campaign continues. we're asking who has the courage to rise above partisan politics and find a solution. among our guests, three men who understand...
144
144
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 144
favorite 0
quote 0
i think obama will be speaking at some point today. and so that's definitely what traders have been focused on. but still while we are holding these bid levels, really kind of chop type trade and not a lot of energy, not a lot of yiks for the most part. >> what about the slew of special difference sends we've be dividends we've been seeing? >> i think that's been encouraging for the most part. but one thing i just heard about the dividends from microsoft and oracle, but i heard pc sales for microsoft were off like 20 some% year to year. so while they came out with the windows 8 launch into the holidays, really it's kind of backfired for the most part and there hasn't been a lot of major response to that relative to some of the other apple type releases that we've seen. and again it's just faltering if you will. but i think the positive energy if you will certainly contributed as well as the economic data this terms of contributing to the up side activity. but it's a bit of a grind to the up side. again, not these -- other than wednesda
i think obama will be speaking at some point today. and so that's definitely what traders have been focused on. but still while we are holding these bid levels, really kind of chop type trade and not a lot of energy, not a lot of yiks for the most part. >> what about the slew of special difference sends we've be dividends we've been seeing? >> i think that's been encouraging for the most part. but one thing i just heard about the dividends from microsoft and oracle, but i heard pc...
189
189
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 189
favorite 0
quote 1
. >>> plus what will obama do about the looming fiscal cliff? we'll have plenty of analysis from commentators. >> and we'll hear first from the cfo of aliance. but first day two data suggested growth is picking up and inflation is moderating meaning beijing may have more scope to ease if necessary. ppi industrial output and retail sales all came in better than forecast. eunice joins us from beijing. i'd hate to suggest this is quite good timing for this data. very convenient. >> what are you suggesting? a lot of people are saying that the numbers are showing the economy is bottoming out and a lot of people do use the numbers as a guideline at least. they're saying the investment figures were encouraging. looking relatively strong. the government hasn't put up of much money in the infrastructure projects, so that's part of the equation here. other part is retail and consumption side actually look pretty good. numbers came in at 14.5% growth and that beat expectations. a lot of that was because people are buying more food as well as automobiles. n
. >>> plus what will obama do about the looming fiscal cliff? we'll have plenty of analysis from commentators. >> and we'll hear first from the cfo of aliance. but first day two data suggested growth is picking up and inflation is moderating meaning beijing may have more scope to ease if necessary. ppi industrial output and retail sales all came in better than forecast. eunice joins us from beijing. i'd hate to suggest this is quite good timing for this data. very convenient....
342
342
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 342
favorite 0
quote 1
you know, in the debate between mitt romney and barack obama, obama laid out this notion that somehow romney was not in favor of any more revenues and romney debunked that and said, look, we're in favor of revenues, and i think he was largely speaking for the republican party at that point. we're in favor of more revenues. the ryan budget, for example, had revenue assumptions in it. so i think what's got to happen is that both sides have to let the other team take a victory lap. let republicans come into this debate where we keep tax rates low and reasonable and predictable and drive toward tax reform next year. democrats can come into the debate and claim a victory and say, well, we're interested in more revenues. the key is, can we get to these underlying situations and that is entitlement reform. that's where the action is. >> okay. but how realistic is it to postpone or extend everything for a year? as i understand it, this was in the "wall street journal" editorial page this morning and i've heard this elsewhere, that mr. boehner would like to just extend the tax cuts and i don't
you know, in the debate between mitt romney and barack obama, obama laid out this notion that somehow romney was not in favor of any more revenues and romney debunked that and said, look, we're in favor of revenues, and i think he was largely speaking for the republican party at that point. we're in favor of more revenues. the ryan budget, for example, had revenue assumptions in it. so i think what's got to happen is that both sides have to let the other team take a victory lap. let republicans...
222
222
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
this afternoon, president obama held his first news conference since being re-elected. he then met with business leaders to talk about the fiscal cliff, which of course was a big topic at news conference. this question and answer was significant. listen to this. >> you said that the wealthiest must pay more. would closing loopholes instead of raising rates for them satisfy you? >> i think there are loopholes that can be closed and we should look at how we can make the process of deductions, the filing process easier, simpler, but when it comes to the top 2%, what i'm not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need it. >> well, that means that the president seems to want to raise tax rates and remove deductions regardless. so what does the top man at one of the biggest and most successful private equity companies think about that? he's here to talk about it. george roberts is the cofounder and co-chief executive of kkr. so nice to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for joining us. what's your take on that? when you hear th
this afternoon, president obama held his first news conference since being re-elected. he then met with business leaders to talk about the fiscal cliff, which of course was a big topic at news conference. this question and answer was significant. listen to this. >> you said that the wealthiest must pay more. would closing loopholes instead of raising rates for them satisfy you? >> i think there are loopholes that can be closed and we should look at how we can make the process of...
221
221
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 221
favorite 0
quote 1
he's known boehner for years and believes the speaker wants to make a deal with president obama to avoid the fiscal cliff, but he's seen washington's dysfunction and has his doubts. >> he's somewhat just like the president. it's time to do ahead and do your job. >> speaker boehner is secure enough in his own district that his constituents will give him a free hand to negotiate. his bigger challenge is pulling together republicans from districts across the country behind any deal he ultimately strikes with president obama. >> carl, that's not just john boehner's job. it's also the job of eric cantor, the majority leader the on the democratic seed, harry reid and chuck schumer have to pull their flock behind any potential deal struck. that's not easy getting 60 votes the in the senate and the majority of the house. >> rangling cats on both sides, john. the president meeting with business executives at the white house, going to pennsylvania this week to visit a small business. all theater, or is there something bigger going on? >> he's trying to put pressure on the congress and generate mor
he's known boehner for years and believes the speaker wants to make a deal with president obama to avoid the fiscal cliff, but he's seen washington's dysfunction and has his doubts. >> he's somewhat just like the president. it's time to do ahead and do your job. >> speaker boehner is secure enough in his own district that his constituents will give him a free hand to negotiate. his bigger challenge is pulling together republicans from districts across the country behind any deal he...
95
95
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> in july 2010, president obama signed the dod-frank act. it addresses many of the regulatory lapses in the commodities market. among other things, it limits the amount of commodity futures that speculators can hold. it makes it easier for the commodities future trading commission to investigate suspected market manipulation, and it empowers the agency to regulate energy derivatives, which enron used to drive up the price of electricity in california. [ticking] coming up, a herculean effort to find oil in a desert wilderness. >> the logistics are impossible. the first thing we had to do is build our own road in order to access this field. >> just to get here. >> just to get here. once that was done, we had to remove 100 million cubic feet of sand just to make the runway. >> that's when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. [ticking] [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can
. >> in july 2010, president obama signed the dod-frank act. it addresses many of the regulatory lapses in the commodities market. among other things, it limits the amount of commodity futures that speculators can hold. it makes it easier for the commodities future trading commission to investigate suspected market manipulation, and it empowers the agency to regulate energy derivatives, which enron used to drive up the price of electricity in california. [ticking] coming up, a herculean...
46
46
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 46
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> we are getting word into cnbc right now that president obama has indeed called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as well as egypt's president mohamed morsi ostensibly to discuss ways to get a cease-fire in the middle east. israeli inner cabinet is meeting as we speak. ayman, what is the latest live? gaza? >> reporter: well, there's a flurry of diplomatic activity all across the region. we understand that israel's top security officials known as the inner cabinet that includes the prime minister, the defense minister and other important figures are going to be convening within the hour to have a meeting to discuss possible offers that have been made by egyptian mediators regarding the truce coming out of gaza and their response to those offers coming out of egypt. more importantly, they're also going to chart what course of action the israeli government will undertake if indeed they reject or accept that truce offer. there are 30,000 soldiers that have been amassed across the border, 75,000 called up from the reservists. many people feel that's an ominous sign a ground invasio
. >>> we are getting word into cnbc right now that president obama has indeed called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as well as egypt's president mohamed morsi ostensibly to discuss ways to get a cease-fire in the middle east. israeli inner cabinet is meeting as we speak. ayman, what is the latest live? gaza? >> reporter: well, there's a flurry of diplomatic activity all across the region. we understand that israel's top security officials known as the inner cabinet...
231
231
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 231
favorite 0
quote 0
barack obama praises myanmar's trip to democracy. and oil futures hit a two week high as international pressure mounts for a cease-fire in gaza. welcome back. just to keep you abreast with what's taking place at the moment in the uk, you have the uk prime minister david cameron speaking live at cbe conference. confederation of british industry. so he was just talking about how the government needs to be tough, radical and fast and he's continuing to lay out his thoughts there at this conference. we'll keep you up-to-date. tomorrow's euro group meeting is likely to be a tense affair. the imf looks to stick to its guns. christine lagarde told reuters that any financing program needs to be rooted in reality and not in wishful thinking. julia chatter sly is in athens. the chances of officials not green lighting further aid to greece, is it fair to say at the this stage that's very small? >> i think at the moment we have a situation where you have the imf really pushing for debt write down and on the other people wanting an enter rum solu
barack obama praises myanmar's trip to democracy. and oil futures hit a two week high as international pressure mounts for a cease-fire in gaza. welcome back. just to keep you abreast with what's taking place at the moment in the uk, you have the uk prime minister david cameron speaking live at cbe conference. confederation of british industry. so he was just talking about how the government needs to be tough, radical and fast and he's continuing to lay out his thoughts there at this...
205
205
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 205
favorite 0
quote 0
the report comes after president obama challenged congress. in his first press conference since the election, he says he's willing to compromise with republicans over how to raise new revenues to cut the definite set. he said much of the threat from the fiscal cliff would be removed if they would pass a bill to pass a tax break for americans with less than $250,000 a year. >> i believe this is solvable. i think that fair minded people can come to an agreement that does not call the economy to go back into recession, that protects middle class families, that focuses on jobs and growth and reduces our deficit. >> more from austan goolsbee on that in just a bit. egypt's foreign minister is calling on the united states to, quote, immediately speak screen to end israeli aggression on gaza. after the break, we'll hear from the middle east where israel launched a new offensive after rocket attacks killed israeli civilians. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift?
the report comes after president obama challenged congress. in his first press conference since the election, he says he's willing to compromise with republicans over how to raise new revenues to cut the definite set. he said much of the threat from the fiscal cliff would be removed if they would pass a bill to pass a tax break for americans with less than $250,000 a year. >> i believe this is solvable. i think that fair minded people can come to an agreement that does not call the...
158
158
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 158
favorite 0
quote 0
the next four years as it relates to the obama administration is not positive for stocks. they don't want to say it. they don't want to write it. but you can find it everywhere. the evidence is mounting all over the street that the last two weeks there is a massive outside allocation shift as a result of it. this is what i want to say. i find it very disturbing when people walk into this building, come on air, talk about the portfolios. if you're a loan only manager you have to try to find stocks that are working but, remember, there's nothing wrong with holding cash or saying it like you think it is. i want to point something out here. this is the wellington letter. he writes he's been doing this for 35 years. this is what he said in the edition that came out yesterday. bat ten down the hatches. protect your assets, your business, your job. this is no longer a theoretical exercise. i want to tell you, carl, i find it disgusting that a lot of people are saying that to their clients and they're saying that across the board but they're not putting it in print. if you're sayi
the next four years as it relates to the obama administration is not positive for stocks. they don't want to say it. they don't want to write it. but you can find it everywhere. the evidence is mounting all over the street that the last two weeks there is a massive outside allocation shift as a result of it. this is what i want to say. i find it very disturbing when people walk into this building, come on air, talk about the portfolios. if you're a loan only manager you have to try to find...
187
187
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
did you see over the weekend president obama was in bangkok confident a deal could be made. geithner sounded confident a deal could be made. it's funny. a number of guys this weekend mentioned to me the signs to buy would not come from congress. it's going to come from the irs. a number of guys have been mentioning it's likely the deal looks possible or even very likely. the irs will issue a directive to everybody essentially telling everybody not to change withholding rates if we look like we have a deal. that's exempting the top 2% of course. when you get that even if you don't have a deal, that's a detectivi directive that the thing will happen there. keep your book light. a lot of guys play different books. 60% long, 40% short. a lot of guys a good part of their books are now in the cash side right now. the important thing is looking at some of these hedge fund returns, most returns are up 4%, 5%, 6%. somewhere around there. the s&p is up 8%. most of them are still under performing on the year. you mentioned the impact on sandy and manufacturing. this certainly makes sen
did you see over the weekend president obama was in bangkok confident a deal could be made. geithner sounded confident a deal could be made. it's funny. a number of guys this weekend mentioned to me the signs to buy would not come from congress. it's going to come from the irs. a number of guys have been mentioning it's likely the deal looks possible or even very likely. the irs will issue a directive to everybody essentially telling everybody not to change withholding rates if we look like we...
207
207
Nov 19, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
so i think a first thing to look at is actually president obama's budget. president obama's budget actually does have specific way to get to additional $1.6 trillion in revenue, people may not like it. we can have a debate around it but it goes line by line as you can get an additional $1.6 trillion in revenue. when it comes to entitlements it has an additional $300 billion in savings. health care it goes line by line. in the next several weeks my guess is we're not going to agree to all those lines. my hope is they agree to overall targets when it comes to entitlements and revenue, they may lay out a number of the ways that you'd end up reaching those targets and several months after that, that actually write the legislation. i think the danger is that when it comes to the discretionary budget, 40% of the budget that's annually appropriate, where you decide how to allocate resources annually, what they decide to do is they end up reducing that category three or five years out. they realize they don't have to make the hard decisions for three to five years
so i think a first thing to look at is actually president obama's budget. president obama's budget actually does have specific way to get to additional $1.6 trillion in revenue, people may not like it. we can have a debate around it but it goes line by line as you can get an additional $1.6 trillion in revenue. when it comes to entitlements it has an additional $300 billion in savings. health care it goes line by line. in the next several weeks my guess is we're not going to agree to all those...
145
145
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 1
president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to ali velshi and christine romans. >> you just heard from andrew stevens that asia was flat. asian markets have closed and european markets opened with u.s. stock futures up a little bit, but i wouldn't be surprised if they turned around. because this is what people expected. they expect what investors expect. they expected the president would be re-elected. >> we don't need a big distinguish here. barack obama is not bad for business. and democrats are not bad for the stock market. this socialist president got you a double in the stock market in the last four years. but
president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to...
129
129
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
i had 281 for obama. he predicted 303 for obama. right now he's hoping obama doesn't win florida so his number will stay the same. >> we've got to take a short break when we come back in just a moment we're going to talk about the asian market the reaction overnight to the president's re-election. we'll also talk about what wall street's going to be thinking. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away
i had 281 for obama. he predicted 303 for obama. right now he's hoping obama doesn't win florida so his number will stay the same. >> we've got to take a short break when we come back in just a moment we're going to talk about the asian market the reaction overnight to the president's re-election. we'll also talk about what wall street's going to be thinking. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can...
1,380
1.4K
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 1,380
favorite 0
quote 0
is keeping president obama informed of what's taking place. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is at the white house watching all of this unfold. what is the president doing, brianna, about this really dangerous escalation in the region? >> reporter: wolf, officially the white house is condemning the violence. it's urging israel to not have civilian casualties while also walking the line of putting forth its long standing support for israel to defend itself. but behind the scenes there is urgent diplomacy underway. both on the part of president obama and dpoeks here at the white house and also secretary of state hillary clinton. the u.s. obviously doesn't have leverage with hamas, but it does have leverage with some countries that have leverage with hamas. turkey of course, egypt, qatar and because of that president obama today for instance called turkish prime minister to talk about this. two days ago he talked to egyptian president morsi in addition to talking to prime minister netanyahu. and egypt key of course because of its peac
is keeping president obama informed of what's taking place. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is at the white house watching all of this unfold. what is the president doing, brianna, about this really dangerous escalation in the region? >> reporter: wolf, officially the white house is condemning the violence. it's urging israel to not have civilian casualties while also walking the line of putting forth its long standing support for israel to defend itself. but behind the...
250
250
tv
eye 250
favorite 0
quote 0
challenge to obama care. cnn special election coverage continues right now with brooke baldwin and john king. ♪ signed, sealed delivered i'm yours ♪ >> what a night for this family, with victory in hand, four more years in the white house locked in, president obama prepares to head back to washington, where a hard fought campaign pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. the nation is drawing closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. hello and good to see you here on this day after election day. i'm brooke baldwin at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. >> i'm celebrating the day after. john king in washington. hey, brooke. >> good to see you. >> it is good to see you. talk on capitol hill is turning to compromise immediately after the election. listen here, the senate majority leader democrat harry reid. >> it is better to dance than to fight. it is better to work together. everything doesn't -- >> see what the house speaker john boehner has to say. he speaks live next hour. meantime, the bigg
challenge to obama care. cnn special election coverage continues right now with brooke baldwin and john king. ♪ signed, sealed delivered i'm yours ♪ >> what a night for this family, with victory in hand, four more years in the white house locked in, president obama prepares to head back to washington, where a hard fought campaign pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. the nation is drawing closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. hello and good to see you here on this day...
186
186
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
it seems like since obama was elected, it's clear what most americans want, meaning obama's tax plan. this from rob. the whole key to raising revenue is jobs. if you took all of the wealthiest americans' money, it wouldn't last more than a few months. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and thanks, as always, for your comments. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription.
it seems like since obama was elected, it's clear what most americans want, meaning obama's tax plan. this from rob. the whole key to raising revenue is jobs. if you took all of the wealthiest americans' money, it wouldn't last more than a few months. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and thanks, as always, for your comments. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed...
247
247
tv
eye 247
favorite 0
quote 0
that's the -- that, by the way is the best political obama. that's the guy who ran four years ago who said there's no red, no blue america. by the way, that's the one we saw last night. >> i want to bring in maria. what is that window the president has to reach out, and who is the one who should make the first play here in extending the olive branch? >> i think the president absolutely did that last night. he understands his win is not a mandate to ram down the throats of the american people whatever he wants. he understands that. in fact, i think he's always understood that. it is a mandate for people to come together. so i like what john boehner said. i hope that that is the mantel that republicans take on. because i also think that while last night wasn't a mandate to do whatever the president wanted, it was a mandate for him, i think, to follow the message of his campaign. which was, look. the government does have a positive role to play. and if you look at the coalition that won this presidency again for obama, that latinos, african-ameri
that's the -- that, by the way is the best political obama. that's the guy who ran four years ago who said there's no red, no blue america. by the way, that's the one we saw last night. >> i want to bring in maria. what is that window the president has to reach out, and who is the one who should make the first play here in extending the olive branch? >> i think the president absolutely did that last night. he understands his win is not a mandate to ram down the throats of the...
154
154
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
obama is a very popular man here. in local elections a number of candidates changed their name to obama to get more votes. the government on the other hand is less engaged because of the economy. the united states used to be brazil's main trading partner. now it's china. >>> i'm leone lakhani. people in the middle east don't like to wake up early. but this lot has been here through the night way before sunrise just to wuch those election results coming in. the u.s. ambassador was here a few minutes ago, saying he felt like he was in a vegas casino. he didn't know what time it was. >> i'm vladmir duthiers in lagos, nigeria, everyone breath lesl lessly waiting to see who would be the president of the united states. people here have always supported the president. it was no different last night. during a mock election, barack obama carried the day here in lagos. he won 254 votes to mitt romney's 35 votes. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet.
obama is a very popular man here. in local elections a number of candidates changed their name to obama to get more votes. the government on the other hand is less engaged because of the economy. the united states used to be brazil's main trading partner. now it's china. >>> i'm leone lakhani. people in the middle east don't like to wake up early. but this lot has been here through the night way before sunrise just to wuch those election results coming in. the u.s. ambassador was here...
178
178
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
and the costs of obama care. why one restaurant owner says he's going to be adding to every customer's check to pay for it. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going to be helpful. call or come in today. fidelity investments. turn here. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ it is so good. (child screaming underwater)... (underwater noises). >>> morning, welcome, everybody. could we be on the brink of a major conflict in the middle east? anti-israeli protests happening in jerusalem. ot
and the costs of obama care. why one restaurant owner says he's going to be adding to every customer's check to pay for it. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and...
104
104
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama tells sandy victims he has their backs. the question for thousands of new yorkers still without power this morning is, will the president keep his word? wants . and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small busi
president obama tells sandy victims he has their backs. the question for thousands of new yorkers still without power this morning is, will the president keep his word? wants . and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic...
160
160
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama takes a second tour of superstorm sandy devastation today. he's heading to staten island. o. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> the reason the terrible twos are so terrible is that at this age, children are just developing their independence. and they want some sense of control. unfortunately, the terrible twos may start as early as 1 1/2 or younger. and they last longer than three or four years. so terrible twos may actually be a misnomer. parents can help their child with the terrible twos by giving them a special script to work with. my turn, please. i don't want that. no thank you. once the child has a better vocabulary and can express his or her needs, then often the terrible twos will go away. give your child choices. . do you want to wear these shoes or these shoes, do you want to eat broccoli or carrots. that way they feel a little bit in control. >>> right now, president obam
president obama takes a second tour of superstorm sandy devastation today. he's heading to staten island. o. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> the reason the terrible twos are so terrible is that at this age, children are just developing their independence. and they want some sense of control. unfortunately, the terrible twos...
99
99
Nov 17, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
a new gallup poll has obama at 55%, 58% beforehand. do you think that's because he won or do you think the republicans are doing things that aren't making him look good right now? >> it was a very rough campaign, and i think a lot of folks are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. i think americans are exhausted. i think this was a particularly disspiriting election campaign. you have some very conservative governors who are making some really constructive noises about the republican party and where it should go next, and you also have senator mark rubio talking about things that mitt romney wasn't able to talk about very convincingly. yeah, president obama is going to have a honeymoon, and that's fair enough, but i think republicans are rebuilding, they're gathering their strength, and i think the message is sinking in. >> let me jump back in with james. one last real quick thing here. james, there was a comment on abc news. mitt romney said this yesterday with donors. he said, quote, i spoke with president clinton t
a new gallup poll has obama at 55%, 58% beforehand. do you think that's because he won or do you think the republicans are doing things that aren't making him look good right now? >> it was a very rough campaign, and i think a lot of folks are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. i think americans are exhausted. i think this was a particularly disspiriting election campaign. you have some very conservative governors who are making some really constructive noises about...
155
155
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
they're going for president obama. if you're getting 55% among the biggest chunk, you are well on your path to victory. let's move it over. go through the battleground states. you start getting -- swing states, he's winning in then you come over here, this is the mother of all battlegrounds, welcome back from columbus. 2% of the electorate in ohio are women. 55%. the combination of the diversity obama coalition. you add it up, simple math. as bill clinton said, just a -- >> in that speech. there was another area that was traditionally republican, but it shifted. >> we'll do a little -- turn this up. if you look at this close presidential election, 2004, post presidential elections in american politics won the suburbs. this is the 2000 election. you see bush winning in the denver suburbs. the president wins, the democrats win in downtown. that's senator kerry in that year. but now, 2012. it's blue. in the key swing states, the democrats dominate in the suburbs. back over to ohio and let's make sure, now mitt romney did
they're going for president obama. if you're getting 55% among the biggest chunk, you are well on your path to victory. let's move it over. go through the battleground states. you start getting -- swing states, he's winning in then you come over here, this is the mother of all battlegrounds, welcome back from columbus. 2% of the electorate in ohio are women. 55%. the combination of the diversity obama coalition. you add it up, simple math. as bill clinton said, just a -- >> in that...
100
100
Nov 11, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
cnn projects that president obama won the sunshine state and its 29 electoral votes. vote totals were updated just before today's noon deadline. it increases president obama's electoral vote total 332. 270 are needed to win the white house. >>> new details in the surprise resignation of david petraeus because of an affair. u.s. official says the affair came to light because of an e-mail investigation by the fbi sparked by a complaint of harassing e-mails alleged willie sent by petraeus' biographer. she spent months in afghanistan interviewing petraeus for the book. >>> to the recovery in superstorm sandy, nearly two weeks after the storm, frustration is boiling over. >> can't get lights on for my kids. i can't get power, heat, garbage pickup? >> more than 280,000 people across the region are still without power. nj will ew jersey's governor ch christie expects power to be back statewide by tonight. he says life will be back for most of new jersey come sunday. >>> top-ranked alabama lost the tonight 29-24 to 15th ranked texas a&m. an interception at the goal line in th
cnn projects that president obama won the sunshine state and its 29 electoral votes. vote totals were updated just before today's noon deadline. it increases president obama's electoral vote total 332. 270 are needed to win the white house. >>> new details in the surprise resignation of david petraeus because of an affair. u.s. official says the affair came to light because of an e-mail investigation by the fbi sparked by a complaint of harassing e-mails alleged willie sent by...
96
96
Nov 11, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
pleased that osama bin laden was killed by american navy s.e.a.l.s on the instructions of president obama? >> translator: i would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years. >> you have been reported as saying that you believe it is possible that the american government were partly responsible for the events of 9/11. that caused a huge outrage. do you stand by that position? >> translator: of course the polls taken inside the united states show that over 75% of the united states population are still somewhat nebulous about the real reasons of that event, of those events. what i said were a number of questions. an event has occurred. due to that, two countries have been occupied, and the conflict still continues. every day hundreds of people in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq are killed. would it not have been better to have a more precise analysis and find out the true in-depth reason of the events of september 11th, make that -- make those findings transparent to the populations in the nations acros
pleased that osama bin laden was killed by american navy s.e.a.l.s on the instructions of president obama? >> translator: i would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years. >> you have been reported as saying that you believe it is possible that the american government were partly responsible for the events of 9/11. that caused a huge outrage. do you stand by that position? >>...
179
179
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
zimplt president obama confronting a looming financial. they have 53 days to come up with a solution to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff. what are we talking about? it's a combination of automatic spending cuts to the tune of $1.2 trillion over the next. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will talk about this, and you bring up a very good point now. during the second term campaign, but she's been pretty clear, right, on his stance regarding the fiscal cliff and his obama line. tell us what it is. >> that's right, suzanne. he has laid out that his negotiating terms include the following. he is willing to compromise and raise some revenue by altering some parts of medicare and medicaid on entitlement reforms. he is also insistent that some revenue be raised by changing the tax rates. you know, those bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year, and he has said that the wealthiest americans must pay more. we've heard it on the campaign trail over and over. one thing he has hit is that those who make $250,000 and mor
zimplt president obama confronting a looming financial. they have 53 days to come up with a solution to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff. what are we talking about? it's a combination of automatic spending cuts to the tune of $1.2 trillion over the next. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will talk about this, and you bring up a very good point now. during the second term campaign, but she's been pretty clear, right, on his stance regarding the fiscal cliff and his...
100
100
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the bush tax cuts for families making $250,000, less than $250 a year. he's been very explicit. tax rates will be raised for people who make more than that amount of money. so how did the president respond to john boehner's line in the sand? well we haven't heard from him since he returned to washington yesterday. we were told though by the white house this evening he'll make a statement on the fiscal cliff tomorrow but as far as what we know right now the administration says the president has already laid out his plan. it's a plan he says would cut the deficit by $4 trilli
president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the...
106
106
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama, he made the claim he was opposed to big money in politics, and when barack obama saul of the money being raised on the right, they kicked the machine into gear. they reached out to big donors for the campaign and super pac and created an arms race. >> $1.2 billion for romney, and obama plus allies, $1 billion. neither of these guys can say they have a problem using big money to support their elections. my guest, restore our future, supported mitt romney. you said 0% return. why am i wrong? >> first of all this is a very close election. imagine the head loin on this story if 350,000 different votes in four states had been different. then you would say karl rove is an evil genius and republican big money bought the election, so the reality is president obama's campaign outspent president romney's campaign by $150 million on television ads. they were getting outspent and we help keep it very close. look at some of the target states. look at ohio. ohio was decided by $100,000 votes, and the obama campaign outspent the romney campaign by $30 million. look at florida. a 40,0
president obama, he made the claim he was opposed to big money in politics, and when barack obama saul of the money being raised on the right, they kicked the machine into gear. they reached out to big donors for the campaign and super pac and created an arms race. >> $1.2 billion for romney, and obama plus allies, $1 billion. neither of these guys can say they have a problem using big money to support their elections. my guest, restore our future, supported mitt romney. you said 0%...